National Medical Commission (nmc)

NMC withdraws guidelines about sodomy, lesbianism as unnatural sexual offences

The National Medical Commission cancelled guidelines under Competency Based Medical Education Curriculum in which it had reintroduced sodomy and lesbianism as unnatural sexual offences in the forensic medicine and toxicology curriculum.

National Medical Commission issues advisory to medical colleges for ensuring safety after Kolkata rape, murder horror

Well lit corridors, adequate security guards -- both male and female, prompt action followed by action taken report within 48 hours are among the many directions that the NMC has given to hospitals

SC seeks response from Centre on plea against decision of not holding NEET-SS in 2024

A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was told by a lawyer, appearing for 13 aspirants, that the NMC has decided to not hold the exam this year.

B N Gangadhar appointed chairperson of National Medical Commission

The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed various individuals to posts of the NMC and the autonomous boards

Non-payment of stipend: SC notice to NMC, MP medical college on plea of foreign medical graduates

A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta took note of the submissions of lawyer Tanvi Dubey, appearing for five doctors who obtained their degrees from foreign medical colleges, that they should be treated on a par with those who did MBBS from Indian institutions.

NMC introduces post-doctoral fellowship courses in medical colleges

The regulator recently notified "Post-Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2023" according to which once a medical college is granted permission to start PG course or seats, the course will be treated as recognised.

NEET-UG test: NMC modifies eligibility criteria

In a public notice issued on November 22, the National Medical Commission (NMC) said that this decision will be applicable even to those students whose applications were previously rejected.

Time limit for appearing in FMG exam or NExT will be 10 yrs from completion of course overseas: NMC

At present, there is no such time limit for appearing in FMGE.

New NMC norms will not allow southern states to open new medical colleges

Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana in a fix as they have already crossed ratio of 100 MBBS seats for l0 lakh population

Assessment shows majority of medical colleges have ghost faculty, fall short of 50% attendance requirement, says NMC

The NMC said it found that none of them visit the emergency department regularly "because there is no one in the emergency medicine department to interact with them other than the casualty medical officer".

Global recognition for NMC paves way for Indian medical graduates to practise abroad

All 706 existing medical colleges regulated by the NMC will now be WFME accredited, while the new colleges that will be set up in the next 10 years will automatically become WFME accredited, the health ministry said.

Doctors to be penalised for not prescribing generic drugs, says new NMC regulation

Even though doctors are currently required to prescribe generic drugs only, there are no penal provisions mentioned in the regulations issued in 2002 by the Indian Medical Council.

NMC asks health institutions to form sexual harassment probe panels

In a letter to the institutions and medical colleges, the commission cited the Supreme Court’s directions regarding the implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.